Surroundings of Bakhmut possible: Moscow confirms capture of important village of Blahodatne
The village of Blahodatne is small with few residents, but is important to Russia's plan to encircle Bakhmut. Moscow is now reporting the capture,...
Normandy format as a privacy screen: Peskow: Minsk deal for West only fig leaf...
The Kremlin is not short of adventurous justifications for its invasion, but spokesman Peskov now sees the reason for the war in the Normandy...
Trend barometer from ntv and RTL: Scholz also convinces Union supporters
In the past few days and weeks, the country has been emotionally discussing tank deliveries to Ukraine. But that hardly leads to major swings...
Empowered by parents and war: Russian children join youth army
They celebrate the victory of the Red Army over the Wehrmacht, but also their own soldiers, who have been attacking the Ukraine for almost...
Federal Archives are looking for providers: New company to save torn Stasi files
During the political change in the GDR in 1989 and 1990, Stasi employees tore up masses of files to destroy evidence. The technology designed...
Person of the week: Baerbock: Suddenly the foreign minister went into a tailspin
Annalena Baerbock shone in 2022 with self-confident rhetoric and good sympathy values. But now she stumbles from one problem to the next - from...
"Realistic possibility": London thinks local Russian successes are possible
The British secret service concedes: It could well be that the Russian troops make "local territorial gains" in Donetsk. However, an operationally significant breakthrough...
"Like a ship without a captain": Many Brexit supporters regret leaving the EU
52 percent of the British population voted for Brexit in 2016. Today, just a third of Brits think it was a good decision. Even...
"Significantly improved": Ukraine beats Russia in the corruption ranking
How corrupt is Ukraine? According to Transparency International, the country has improved significantly over the past eight years. Despite the Russian invasion, Kyiv is...
Ambassador rejects debate: Makeiev: Kyiv has "not yet asked for fighter jets"
No sooner were main battle tanks delivered than a debate erupted in Germany about the delivery of combat aircraft to Ukraine. But the country...
Karlsruhe rejects urgent application: Berlin election can take place on February 12th
The legal struggle to repeat the Berlin House of Representatives elections will only be decided once all the votes have been counted. The Federal...
Macron rules out nothing: Biden says no to fighter jet delivery
So far, the US government has said that support for Ukraine is based on its needs and that no weapon system is ruled out...
Exit request only in the media: Maassen: "I haven't received anything from the CDU...
Hans-Georg Maassen has recently come under massive criticism for his statements. The CDU presidium is now giving him an ultimatum: the former head of...
"Network of influence" on politics: Germany vulnerable to corruption from Russia
Whether mask affair or cum-ex fraud: Transparency International denounces corruption in Germany. These also took advantage of autocratic states. For years, Russia has been...
Minister and candidate: Greens and FDP warn Faeser against a double role
The Hessian SPD wants to start with Nancy Faeser as the driving force in the state elections. But Chancellor Scholz would probably be reluctant...
No ammunition, but…: Lula wants to mediate with Xi in the war
Shortly after the beginning of the war, Germany asked Brazil for ammunition for Cheetah tanks. President Lula is now making it clear that they...
Climate talk at Hart but fair: Last generation wants people's parliament drawn by lot
The climate activists of the "Last Generation" have announced further actions starting next week. In "Hart aber fair" an activist calls for a citizens'...
Minister and candidate: Greens and FDP warn fiber against double role
The Hessian SPD wants to start with Nancy Faeser as the driving force in state elections. But Chancellor Scholz would probably be reluctant to...
Support for Lula: Scholz welcomes Brazil "back on the world stage"
Olaf Scholz has arrived at the last stop on his trip to South America. In Brazil he meets the new President Lula da Silva....
Macron does not rule out anything: Biden says "no" to fighter jet delivery
So far, the US government has said that support for Ukraine is based on its needs and that no weapon system is ruled out...
Oslo pushes the pace: Norway wants to deliver Leopard 2 as "as soon as...
Several countries are ready to deliver German-made battle tanks to Ukraine. But when will the first roll onto the battlefield? If it goes to...
"Wants to take some time off": Bolsonaro applies for a tourist visa for the...
In the last hours of his term in office, the voted-out Brazilian President Bolsonaro fled to the United States. He doesn't want to go...
Investment in technologies: EU wants to rededicate corona aid for industry
How should Europe react to protectionism in the US and China? The Commission wants to relax the rules for state aid in order to...
CDU boss talks about ultimatum: Merz doesn't want to be "provoked by Mr. Maassen"
The CDU has had enough: they no longer want the former head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Maassen, in their...
Sea rescuers in the Mediterranean: Can it be illegal to save people?
The rescue ship "Geo Barents" embarrasses the Italian government. Actually, it should only have carried out one rescue operation - but it took in...
Partial environmental assessment omitted: Cabinet ignites turbo for wind power expansion
Federal Minister of Economics Habeck is relieved: the federal government is launching a "wind expansion accelerator". The law that has now been passed allows...
Eleven dead reported in Syria: drones attack Iranian weapons convoy
A truck convoy carrying weapons from Iran is fired upon in eastern Syria. According to Syrian activists, a commander of pro-Iranian militias was among...
200 million euros from BMZ: Germany supports forest protection in Brazil
Under Bolsonaro, the Brazilian rainforest is being destroyed at breakneck speed. The new President Lula wants to do better. His government will receive millions...
"Waste of money and time": Bundeswehr could withdraw from Mali even earlier
Federal Defense Minister Pistorius considers the German mission in West Africa pointless under the current conditions. The government of Mali has been making the...
Vote for the repeat election: Will Karlsruhe overturn the election date in Berlin?
Berlin wants to elect a new state parliament in just under three weeks. It is the repetition of the 2021 breakdown. But the date...
Near the German border: Controversial nuclear reactor is finally going off the grid
Belgium has long since said goodbye to its original goal of phasing out nuclear power in 2025, and the country will keep two reactors...
Measure against US subsidies: Lindner rejects joint EU debt
Since the USA protects its industry with subsidies, Commissioner Gentiloni calls for a support program for the EU economy. He sees the taking on...
International law and war rhetoric: Do tanks and slogans turn a country into a...
Critics of Western arms sales to Ukraine see NATO on the way to becoming a war party. In any case, Putin presents his war...
CDU issues ultimatum: Maassen calls threat of party expulsion "imprudent"
Statements such as "red-green racial theory" or "racism against whites" are part of his repertoire, but former head of the Office for the Protection...
Israel is said to be behind it: Iran accuses Kyiv of revenge after a...
A Zelenskyi advisor expresses glee about a drone attack on an Iranian ammunition factory. "Ukraine warned you," he wrote on Twitter. Tehran summons the...
Melnyk's request comes to nothing: "U-boats are currently unrealistic"
Ukraine is not giving up on its demand for more weapons. After battle tanks and aircraft, Deputy Foreign Minister Melnyk vehemently promoted German submarines....
"Preference partner" instead of China: Scholz establishes raw material partnerships in Chile
During his visit to Chile, Chancellor Scholz is also trying to organize alternatives to the raw material supplier China. Specifically, Germany wants to help...
After attacks in Jerusalem: Blinken promotes a two-state solution in Israel
The US Secretary of State has long been planning a trip to Israel to promote the two-state solution. However, after two Palestinian attacks in...
Meta Ends Suspension of Trump’s Accounts, Allowing Him to Return to Instagram and Facebook
Meta has reportedly announced to end of the ban on Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram in the upcoming weeks. Accordingly, the former...
Lauterbach announces reform: SPD demands billions from Lindner for care
In Berlin, the struggle for care financing is in full swing behind the scenes. Federal Minister of Health Lauterbach wants to reduce the personal...